Appeal No. 1996-3578 Page 2
Application No. 08/125,756
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a film image input system having an automatic
scan speed/scope adjustment. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a
reading of exemplary claim 17, which is reproduced below.
17. A film image input system wherein an image of a developed
still photo film is focused on an image sensing plane of an area
sensor through a taking lens to be converted into electric signals and
said electric signals are input into a video monitor, to thereby
reproduce the image on a screen of the video monitor, comprising:
a zoom mechanism for changing an image magnification of
the taking lens;
a scan mechanism for moving an image taking position of the
taking lens within a frame on the film; and
control means for controlling the scan mechanism in such a
manner that a moving speed of the image taking position of the scan
mechanism on the film is automatically decreased as the image
magnification of the taking lens is increased, in order to move the
image on the screen, during scanning, at a desired speed in
accordance with the image magnification.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:2
DiPietro et al. (DiPietro) 4,616,926 Oct. 14, 1986
Isogai et al. (Isogai) 4,639,787 Jan. 27, 1987
2The references Ramsay et al., Fearnside and Brownstein, mentioned in the Examiner's answer
were not applied or discussed further and will not be considered in this appeal.
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